[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/14/2003 5:10:57 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
441 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2003

...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS EVENING 
INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY 
EVENING...

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE 
ENTIRE REGION LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THIS THREAT OF 
THUNDERSTORMS IS GREATEST OVER PARTS OF MARYLAND, ALL OF DELAWARE, 
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. SOME OF THESE 
THUNDERSTORMS COULD EVEN BE SEVERE. HOWEVER, EVEN AREAS THAT DON'T 
GET THUNDERSTORMS COULD EXPERIENCE DAMAGING WINDS CARRIED TO THE 
GROUND FROM HEAVY RAIN. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY OVER THE OHIO VALLEY 
DURING THE EVENING HOURS AND WILL RACE INTO EASTERN CANADA 
OVERNIGHT. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST DURING THE 
LATE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

AHEAD OF AND WITH THE COLD FRONT, STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HEAVY 
RAIN, AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, ARE LIKELY TO PASS THROUGH THE 
REGION. WITH THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT, THE 
DOWNING OF SOME TREES, ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES, IS 
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. IN CASES LIKE THIS, THE 
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS USUALLY OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER THE ONSET OF HEAVY 
RAIN.

AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT POTENT COLD FRONTS SUCH AS THIS 
ONE IN THE AUTUMN TRANSITION SEASON CAN PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONG 
OR SPOTTY SEVERE WEATHER. 

BEHIND THE FRONT, GUSTY WINDS FROM THE WEST ARE EXPECTED ON 
WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES OVER EASTERN CANADA. WINDS ARE 
ANTICIPATED TO BE SUSTAINED IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE, WITH GUSTS UP 
TO 50 MPH. FOR THIS REASON...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 
ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FOR MOST AREAS WITH SOME ISOLATED 2 TO 3 INCH 
AMOUNTS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PONDING ON SOME 
ROADWAYS AND SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR THE 
POTENTIAL FOR RAPID RISES AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. 

FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER 
SITUATION, STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA 
OUTLETS. 
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MIKETTA/GORSE


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